Interdisciplinary with Security Clearance

Position: INTERDISCIPLINARY with Security Clearance
Location: Stennis Space Center

Duties
* You will serve as a Regional Expert for the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility.
* You will be a Senior Scientist and Production Analyst responsible for identifying and correcting deficiencies in various collection and analysis areas.
* You will serve as a Liaison Officer to the relevant war fighting and intelligence community.
* You will maintain knowledge of current remote sensing capabilities, environmental quality, bathymetry/hydrography, circulation, physical oceanography, geology, attribution standards, and military operations through various means.
* You will produce analyzed imagery and text products in support of the Littoral branch of the Warfighting Support Center.
* You will develop and data products within prescribed requirements.
* You will brief visitors on department capabilities, demonstrating expertise in oceanographic concepts, analytical techniques, and guidance.
* You will be able to relate the significance of oceanographic products to Fleet contacts and various missions. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a US Citizen.
* Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
* Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
* New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
* Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
* Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
* Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
* You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
* MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
* Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing. Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of SPECIALIZED experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
* Experience studying and documenting the environment in the Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) and applying that information to support operational planning using Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC), imagery analysis, and intelligence information
* Experience utilizing environmental information from imagery and data to provide specialized insight by applying specialized scientific skills to data analysis.
* Experience communicating scientific capabilities and relevance regarding mission concerns to operational customers.
* Experience developing data and image processing, analysis, interpretation and reporting techniques. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). https:// Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
Applicants must posses: FOR 1301 Basic Requirements:
* Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. or
* Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. FOR 1360 Basic Requirements:
* Degree: major…